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DreamsLast · 01-08-2007, 04:16 PM

JEWEL GIVES UP ON ACTING

Pop star JEWEL has quietly quit her budding acting career - because she's too lazy to make it work. The pretty singer starred in western RIDE WITH THE DEVIL and recently appeared as herself in US TV series MEN IN TREES, but she insists acting won't be a part of her future. She says, "After I did Ride With The Devil I started doing auditions and realised I am definitely too lazy to have a second career in acting. I got scared to tell you the truth. "A lot of my heroes did their best work and their best writing in their 40s and 50s, but most of them died really estranged from their families and alone. "I'm not totally sure I've got another shot at acting in me, so I kind of just decided I'd rather be home on my days off than go and audition for a movie." 08/01/2007 02:06

JEWEL GOES CHEAP TO PROVE HER POINT TO LABEL BOSSES

Pop star JEWEL is determined to show her former bosses at Atlantic Records how cheap it can be to record, release and market acts after filming a new music video for just $5,000 (GBP2,560). The Alaskan singer/songwriter is in between record deals after parting ways with Atlantic, and she's out to prove you can be a star on the cheap. She says, "From the time I grew up I sold records and I worked free to promote myself. I think it's pretty much swapped where you pay to advertise yourself with records and you start to look at music now as a promotional tool. "I'm going to continue my career by trying to make records that are affordable. I think records cost too much and have such a big burden that you can't make it back as an artist or as a label. "I just made a video for $5,000 and filmed it on Super 8 (film) on my ranch. I think you have to make cheap affordable videos and try to make music about music again which for me works because I was never about being very cool anyway, so sincerity works in low-fi." 07/01/2007 23:35

ItBeThatWay27 · 01-08-2007, 08:53 PM

good articles

although, she must not have given up on acting completely since she's going to be in WAVE, which I am personally looking forward to

fabiojj · 01-08-2007, 09:04 PM

This Wave project is still very mysterious for all we know, but hopefully Jewel is still be on it and the movie will actually see the light of day someday!

Little Bird · 01-08-2007, 09:28 PM

I didn't know Jewel was going to be in Wave. As far as I was aware, she was only producing it.

ItBeThatWay27 · 01-08-2007, 09:31 PM

she is listed on IMDB as appearing in the film as well as producing. that's the only info I was going on..

01-08-2007, 04:16 PM	#1
DreamsLast ~~Moderator~~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,635 Rep Power: 232	Jewel news from Contact Music JEWEL GIVES UP ON ACTING Pop star JEWEL has quietly quit her budding acting career - because she's too lazy to make it work. The pretty singer starred in western RIDE WITH THE DEVIL and recently appeared as herself in US TV series MEN IN TREES, but she insists acting won't be a part of her future. She says, "After I did Ride With The Devil I started doing auditions and realised I am definitely too lazy to have a second career in acting. I got scared to tell you the truth. "A lot of my heroes did their best work and their best writing in their 40s and 50s, but most of them died really estranged from their families and alone. "I'm not totally sure I've got another shot at acting in me, so I kind of just decided I'd rather be home on my days off than go and audition for a movie." 08/01/2007 02:06 JEWEL GOES CHEAP TO PROVE HER POINT TO LABEL BOSSES Pop star JEWEL is determined to show her former bosses at Atlantic Records how cheap it can be to record, release and market acts after filming a new music video for just $5,000 (GBP2,560). The Alaskan singer/songwriter is in between record deals after parting ways with Atlantic, and she's out to prove you can be a star on the cheap. She says, "From the time I grew up I sold records and I worked free to promote myself. I think it's pretty much swapped where you pay to advertise yourself with records and you start to look at music now as a promotional tool. "I'm going to continue my career by trying to make records that are affordable. I think records cost too much and have such a big burden that you can't make it back as an artist or as a label. "I just made a video for $5,000 and filmed it on Super 8 (film) on my ranch. I think you have to make cheap affordable videos and try to make music about music again which for me works because I was never about being very cool anyway, so sincerity works in low-fi." 07/01/2007 23:35 __________________ "We are loved beyond our capacity to comprehend..." -Jewel Kilcher, Acoustic Goddess Of Song & Modern Day Troubador

01-08-2007, 08:53 PM	#2
ItBeThatWay27 Gary, 'Disposable-Hero' Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,242 Rep Power: 0	good articles although, she must not have given up on acting completely since she's going to be in WAVE, which I am personally looking forward to __________________ so close no matter how far couldn't be much more from the heart forever trusting who we are and nothing else matters

01-08-2007, 09:28 PM	#4
Little Bird Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wicklow, Ireland Posts: 6,178 Rep Power: 10	I didn't know Jewel was going to be in Wave. As far as I was aware, she was only producing it. __________________ In the end...only kindness matters MysteriousWisdom

01-08-2007, 09:31 PM	#5
ItBeThatWay27 Gary, 'Disposable-Hero' Join Date: May 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,242 Rep Power: 0	she is listed on IMDB as appearing in the film as well as producing. that's the only info I was going on.. __________________ so close no matter how far couldn't be much more from the heart forever trusting who we are and nothing else matters

01-08-2007, 09:04 PM	#3
fabiojj Super JKF Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 293 Rep Power: 0	This Wave project is still very mysterious for all we know, but hopefully Jewel is still be on it and the movie will actually see the light of day someday!